Perth Shiva Temple

The Perth Shiva Temple, officially Perth Hindu Temple, is a Hindu temple in Canning Vale, in Perth, Western Australia, dedicated to the god Shiva and his consort goddess Meenakshi. The temple is run by the Shri Shiva Devasthanam, a non-profit religious organisation, and was completed in early 1990. It is the oldest Hindu temple in Western Australia.

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History

Plans for a Hindu temple in Perth were first began in 1985. The land was consecrated in 1987 by Swami Shantanand Saraswati and construction was completed and the murtis installed in February 1990. It is the oldest Hindu temple in Western Australia; another temple was built in Perth by Tamil Hindus. The temple's construction, including a final Royal Tower took over 20 years and was completed in June 2008.
In May 2022, in the lead up to Australia's national elections, both major parties promised donations of towards development of the temple.

Deities inside the Temple

Festivals and events

The temple priests perform pujas to specific gods and goddesses. In addition, festivals celebrated at the temple include the following:

Maha Shivaratri

Maha Shivaratri: the temple is open for an entire day and night of fasting and meditation in honor of the god Shiva.

Purattasi

Purattasi, a Hindu month celebrating Perumal, with prayers and a vegetarian feast each Saturday.

Pradosham

Pradosham, bimonthly prayers to Shiva during the three hours surrounding sunset on the thirteenth day of every fortnight in the Hindu calendar, with an hour-long mantra sung in the temple.